| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Pycnophyllum mucronulatum Mattf. |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 173 (1922) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina (Jujuy) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, opposite, subspiral, long vaginate, oblong-lanceolate, 1-2mm, mucronate, glabrous, shiny, flowers solitary, petals absent |
| Size | 4-6cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |